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Mabir.A Virus Targets Symbian Phones

Posted by timothy on from the what's-a-good-synonym-for-malice dept.

adennis writes "Exploiting bluetooth and weaknesses in the OS, the Mabir.A virus, like its predecessor, targets the version of the Symbian operating system running on Nokia Series 60 handsets. Since Symbian is the dominant smartphone OS, found on phones made by Motorola, Siemens, Sony Ericsson Panasonic and Nokia, this virus could have great impact. Will mobile OS companies, like desktop OS makers, have to start an automatic update system, or will the OS creators have to start making their software secure?"

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  1. Simple answer to Article's question by phooka.de · · Score: 2, Funny
    "Will mobile OS companies, like desktop OS makers, have to start an automatic update system, or will the OS creators have to start making their software secure?"


    Both. Or maybe... isn't it far better for socializing that you're able to talk about how Windows didn't work and you fixed it than to own a machine / gadget / technology that simply works.?

    So maybe the answer truly is Neither.

  2. Re:Remember when viruses were cool? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    I'm still hoping for a North American release of the Tamagotchi Plus. Spreading a Tamagotchi plague via its IR port might be cool, and the only way to stop a plague of Tamagotchis. For great justice!